Brocade Fabric OS Documentation Addendum v6.1.2_cee (53-1001216-01, June 2009)

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LLDP-DCBX configuration
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4. Click Add.
The LLDP Configuration dialog box is displayed (Figure 18).
FIGURE 18 LLDP dialog box
5. Type a name for the configuration in the Name field.
6. Optionally, add a description in the Description field.
7. Choose the Mode.
For Mode, the choices are tx (transmit), rx, (receive) or Both. The default is Both.
8. In the Hello field, enter a time value in seconds. The Hello value sets the interval between hello
bridge protocol data units sent by the root switch configuration messages. The range is 4 to
180 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
9. In the Multiplier field, set the number of consecutive misses allowed before LLDP considers
the interface to be down. The range is 1 to 10. The default is 4. The multiplier is related to the
Hello time interval. Using the defaults, you wait four times (the multiplier value) at 30 second
intervals (the hello value) before giving up on the interface.
10. In the FC0E Priority Bits field, type a value that indicates the desired user priority. Each bit
represents a user priority that is associated with FCoE traffic. The range is 0-255. The default
is 8.
11. Choose the parameters you want to exchange. Note that the term TLV indicates packaging of
parameters into a Brocade-specific Type/Length/Value (TLV).
- Advertise Optional-tlv - Advertises the following optional TLVs:
• system-description - Describes switch or blade characteristics.
• port-description - Describes the configured port.
• system-name - Specifies the system name.
• system capabilities - Describes the system capabilities.
• management-address - The IP address of the management port on the 8000 switch.